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| By Mahdis Marzooghian |
Nothing seems to weigh more heavily on the markets than the anticipation of the Fed’s next move.
And thanks to remaining inflation concerns ahead of the Fed’s policy meeting next week, the S&P 500 fell on Friday, with tech stocks feeling most of the pressure.
In fact, tech shares were lower across the board, with Apple (AAPL) and Microsoft (MSFT) down more than 1%.
Nvidia (NVDA), on the other hand, climbed more than 1%. As investors are aware, the chipmaker giant and Wall Street darling has whipsawed this past week as traders worried about the stock’s valuation.
On top of that, investors are also wary following a slew of economic data that came out earlier this week. February’s Producer Price Index advanced more than economists anticipated. This left investors wondering if the recent economic data was too strong for the Fed to loosen monetary policy.
We’ll know soon enough, as the central bank will begin its two-day policy meeting this upcoming Tuesday, March 19.
The burning question on everyone’s mind, given the latest economic data, is whether the Fed feels inflation has cooled enough to begin lowering levels later this year.
To be sure, Fed funds futures are pricing in a 99% likelihood of the central bank keeping interest rates unchanged at its policy meeting next week, according to the CME FedWatch Tool.
But no matter what the Fed decides to do, you know our experts will have the latest research and data to guide you through it safely and profitably — in fact, you can count on it 100% of the time. And speaking of, here’s their latest batch of research …
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Have a great weekend,
Mahdis Marzooghian
Managing Editor, Weiss Ratings Daily
